America has become addicted to reality shows but are these shows truly set in reality or are they helping to bankrupt our souls and bank accounts? The shows are fascinating from a psychological point but nothing more.
Television and Media
Earlier this month, I posted a rebuttal to a Forbes online article written by a tax lawyer named Stephen Dunn. Mr. Dunn opines that usually Chapter 7 is not the best option for debtors facing severe financial hardship. Noted consumer advocate Gerri Detweiler saw my Bankruptcy Law Network post and invited me to guest post [...]
This week’s Forbes magazine contains an editorial by tax lawyer Steven J. Dunn entitled “Consumer Bankruptcies do More Harm than Good.” Mr. Dunn acknowledges that he is not a bankruptcy lawyer (although he knows a few bankruptcy lawyers – including his son, who once represented a bank in a lawsuit against the president of a [...]
Okay, this is not about bankruptcy per se, but it’s about how hard life is (that is contributing to the massive increase in bankruptcy filings) and about what we might be able to do about it, individually and as a community. If you live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, consider attending a National Issues Forum (NIF) [...]
In earlier posts, two bankruptcies filed by debtors appearing in Bravo Television reality shows were discussed. Terese Giudice who appears on Real Housewives of New Jersey and Sonja Morgan who appears on Real Housewives of New York City each filed banruptcy. Ms. Giudice filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy (consumer bankruptcy); Ms. Morgan filed a Chapter [...]
The lead article in the Economy section of the June 18, 2010 New York Times offers revealing insight into the practices of “debt settlement” companies. Debt settlement companies position themselves as alternatives to bankruptcy, suggesting that they have insight into “secrets that the credit card companies don’t want you to know.” In fact, the business [...]
